After an evenly split first 4 games of the World Series, the Boston Splinters wasted little time in putting Houston away in Game 5. Despite not scoring in the 1st inning for the first time in the Series, Boston took a 4-1 lead in the 2nd thanks to Carlton Fisk’s 3-run home run. Boston starter Rube Waddell allowed just one run in the 1st, after a wild pitch gave Houston a brief 1-0 lead. The game was delayed for nearly an hour due to rain in the 3rd inning. Gaylord Perry picked up where Waddell left off, pitching 4 1/3 scoreless innings. Meanwhile, Boston’s lead ballooned against Cy Young in the 4th. Houston manager Leo Durocher seemed to give up the game early, leaving Young in to allow 7 runs on 8 hits in one inning. The inning also saw 3 Houston errors. After another Boston run in the 7th, Houston got a few runs back against Walter Johnson, with Oscar Charleston driving in two with a triple and scoring on a base hit by Rogers Hornsby. A struggling Tim Raines grounded out with the bases loaded to end the threat. Fisk finished the game 3 for 5 with 4 RBI. Boston is now just one win away from World Series victory.
